单选题
单选题 What is Mr. Scott in his company?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] 23-30
Grant: Ah, good morning everyone. Are we all here? Let us sit down. Now, to work, ladies and gentlemen. Let me first introduce Mr. Scott, from Smith-Weston Consultations. As you know, I have been thinking for some time that we ought to have an O&M and work study review. Mr. Scott has come along to tell us what his firm could do for us if we decided to have a productivity study made in the company.
Mr, Scott: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm sure I don't need to tell you what improved productivity involves. It means, for a start, analysing jobs through a firm with a view to reorganising them in order to decrease time and expenditure and increase efficiency and production. We would propose starting work study in the factory in conjunction with a scheme under which the employees could share some of the benefits of improvement.
Peter Wiles: May I ask a question?
Scott: Yes, by all means.
Peter: We all agree, of course, in maximizing productivity, but when you study and time jobs, isn't it normal to find an operator going as slow as he can so that you'll allow him more time for the job?
Scott: Yes, that, of course, can happen. But our investigators are experienced. We'd first do a sample study in a selected area of the works, and this would demonstrate how we think productivity could be increased as a result of our proposed activities.
Peter: Well, it seems a fair answer. But I have another question. Don't you find workers dislike your investigators telling them they aren't doing the job in the most efficient way?
Scott: That is, of course, a big problem. But soluble, I think, if our survey is conducted in conjunction with an incentive payment scheme; if operators know they will want to co-operate, we would suggest, for example, putting everyone on group rates as a spur to productivity.
Grant: Good. Well now, Mr. Scott, I think you have covered some of the main points. Perhaps, I could now ask you to tell us in detail how you would set about your investigation? I understand that you were looking round the works yesterday…
(After the meeting, Jenny and Peter get together)
Jenny: Well, I'm amazed! I really am. What on earth has happened to the old man? You have thought he would be the last person to consider a thing like work study or group bonus schemes. I gather there was a major battle years ago to get him to agree to piece rates even in the few areas where they operate now.
Peter: Yes, he's suddenly decided to change with the times. I think our new advertising manager may have had a hand in it! Joanna is always talking about things like corporate planning, operational research, critical path analysis and so on.
Jenny: That's just what this firm needs.
Peter: Yes, but you know, the story is not finished yet. I don't think Grant has quite realise the full implication of all this.
Jenny: What do you mean?
Peter: You wait and see. Some of these consultants never know where to stop…
(Later Mr. Scott reports to Grant)
Grant: So, Mr. Scott, this seems very satisfactory. I'm very interested in this sample survey. I think we would like you to go ahead and do the full review.
Scott: There is one other point we've not yet mentioned.
Grant: Oh, what's that?
Scott: We haven't done anything on the management side.
Grant: Management! Surely that's not necessary.
Scott: In our experience it's as vital as it is in any other department. Perhaps, more vital. Just as a matter of interest, would you mind if I give you the results of some research I did myself, while waiting for you this morning?
Grant: Well?
(Mr. Scott reads from his notebook)
Scott: Managing Director arrives at office. Finds mail has not been correctly sorted. Two letters are for other people to deal with. To answer the next letter, it was necessary to refer to a previous letter which could not be found in the file. Diary was not to have been. This caused delay and confusion over making an engagement by phone while the secretary was out of the room looking for the missing letter.
Grant: Well, really! Do your methods usually include listening to private conversations through open doors?
Scott: No. But this time I could hardly help it. Our job, Mr. Grant, is to observe and report objectively.
Grant: I see. Well, thank you very much, Mr. Scott, for your report, and I look forward to studying it carefully. But as to…
Scott: As to including a survey on the organisation of your management…?
Grant: I haven't been bargaining for that, you know. I shall have to think about it.

[要点] 考查对信息细节的理解能力。录音中提到“Let me first introduce Mr. Scott, from Smith-Weston Consultations.”这句话,很显然Scott先生在咨询公司工作,他是一位咨询师。
[注意] A、B项是干扰项,但是只要听懂了要点句就可以判断出正确答案。
单选题 Why did Mr. Grant call in Mr. Scott from Smith-Weston Consultations for?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[要点] 考查对信息细节的理解能力。从文中“Mr. Scott has come along to tell us what his firm could do for us if we decided to have a productivity study made in the company.”这句话就可以得出答案。
[注意] 这句话语句较长,包含着两个从句,这是听力理解的难点。考生要通过平时的练习增强处理长句的能力。
单选题 What would Mr. Scott firstly set about doing in the company?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[要点] 考查干扰信息的排除。提到“It means, for a start, analysing jobs through a firm with a view to reorganising them in order to decrease time and expenditure and increase efficiency and production.”据此可推断出正确答案。
[注意] A项是干扰项,在下面也提到,但这不是Mr. Scott首先要做的事情。
单选题 What should the survey be conducted with?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[要点] 考查干扰信息的排除。录音中提到“if our survey is conducted in conjunction with an incentive payment scheme…”其中“incentive payment scheme”意为“奖励办法”。故正确答案为A。
[注意] B项是干扰项。提高工人工作效率虽然是本文讨论的中心问题,但与此处文意不符。
单选题 In Mr. Grant's opinion, Mr. Scott should be investigating only
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[要点] 考查语篇整体的把握。综合上下文内容进行判断:Scott希望对公司内部的管理进行调整研究,比如说进行绩效改革,“…our survey is conducted in conjunction with an incentive payment scheme.”但是Grant只要求对生产环节进行调整研究,以便提高工人工作效率,“I don't need to tell you what improved productivity involves. …in order to decrease time and expenditure and increase efficiency and production.”由此可推断出Scott进行的调查只是在工厂中进行。
[注意] 可使用排除法,排除文中未涉及的、错误的选项,即可得到正确答案。
单选题 What was Joanna, the advertising manager, always talking about?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[要点] 考查对信息细节的理解能力。录音中提到“Joanna is always talking about things like corporate planning, operational research, critical path analysis and so on.”意为:“Joanna总是谈论公司计划,运营调查,关键程序分析等。”可判断出正确答案。
[注意] 本题较简单,考生要集中精力,边听边选即可答对。
单选题 Peter thought Mr. Grant decided to change with the times owing to the help of
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[要点] 考查对信息细节的理解能力。录音中提到“I think our new advertising manager may have had a hand in it! Joanna is always talking about things like corporate planning, operational research, critical path analysis and so on.”根据这两句话,可推断出正确答案。
[注意] 在听较长对话时,会因一时疏忽而遗漏信息。
单选题 What will Mr. Grant do to Mr. Scott's idea?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[要点] 考查语篇整体的把握。Scott问道:中提到“As to including a survey on the organisation of your management?” Grant答道:“I haven't been bargaining for that, you know. I shall have to think about it.”。Grant原本以为Scott会研究企业的生产部门,直接提高生产效率;但是Scott欲从企业的员工以及管理层展开调查,所以Grant对其工作报告还要做进一步考虑。由此可判断正确答案是A。
[注意] 本题答案在结尾处,因此考生要集中注意力听到最后。